Down With Love (TV Series)
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Down With Love is a 2010 Taiwanese drama
starring Jerry Yan
and Ella Chen
. It was filmed on location in Taipei
, Taiwan and Hangzhou
, China.
It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
(中視) from 31 January 2010 to 23 May 2010, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28
(八大綜合台), from 2 February 2010 to 30 May 2010, every Sunday at 20:00 to 21:30.
Down With Love was nominated in 2010 for Best Marketing Programme (節目行銷獎) at the 45th Golden Bell Awards
, Taiwan.
), an expert divorce and inheritance lawyer, is seen by others as cold, selfish, and ruthless. After Yu-ping’s older brother dies in a car accident he has little choice but take in his brother's two orphaned children, Yu Fei and Yu Ting (The childrens' mother had left them). Every nanny he hires to care for them is either scared off by the mischievous children or ends up falling in love with him. Fed up, Yu Ping asks his secretary, Yang Duo, to find a nanny that meets his requirements. Having lost all their wealth when their mother died and being abandoned by their father after racking up heavy debts; Yang Duo can not ignore the fact that she needs the money and recommends her younger sister, Yang Guo (Ella Chen
), for the job; assuring Yu Ping that her tomboyish sister will not fall in love with him by lying that she does not like men at all. After Yang Guo saves Yu Ping from an explosion Yu Ping starts falling for Yang Guo's plain beauty and kindness.
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Taiwanese drama
Taiwanese Drama refers to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community...
starring Jerry Yan
Jerry Yan
Jerry Yan was born 1 January 1977. He is a Taiwanese actor and member of Taiwanese boy band F4. His birth name is Liao Yangzhen .-Career:...
and Ella Chen
Ella Chen
Chen Chia-Hwa , more commonly credited as Ella, is the oldest member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. Her name 'Ella', which means courage, was given after the personality test given by HIM Management Co....
. It was filmed on location in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan and Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, China.
It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
China Television
China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
(中視) from 31 January 2010 to 23 May 2010, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28
Gala Television
Gala Television Corporation is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Gala Television Corporation, established on June 13, 1997.-GTV Channels:GTV currently operates three commercial cable television channels:*GTV One / CH 27...
(八大綜合台), from 2 February 2010 to 30 May 2010, every Sunday at 20:00 to 21:30.
Down With Love was nominated in 2010 for Best Marketing Programme (節目行銷獎) at the 45th Golden Bell Awards
Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards is an annual Taiwanese television production award, founded in 1965, presented by Government Information Office, Republic of China . It is usually presented in October or November each year. It is the first television production award in Chinese circulation and Taiwan's...
, Taiwan.
Synopsis
Xiang Yu Ping (Jerry YanJerry Yan
Jerry Yan was born 1 January 1977. He is a Taiwanese actor and member of Taiwanese boy band F4. His birth name is Liao Yangzhen .-Career:...
), an expert divorce and inheritance lawyer, is seen by others as cold, selfish, and ruthless. After Yu-ping’s older brother dies in a car accident he has little choice but take in his brother's two orphaned children, Yu Fei and Yu Ting (The childrens' mother had left them). Every nanny he hires to care for them is either scared off by the mischievous children or ends up falling in love with him. Fed up, Yu Ping asks his secretary, Yang Duo, to find a nanny that meets his requirements. Having lost all their wealth when their mother died and being abandoned by their father after racking up heavy debts; Yang Duo can not ignore the fact that she needs the money and recommends her younger sister, Yang Guo (Ella Chen
Ella Chen
Chen Chia-Hwa , more commonly credited as Ella, is the oldest member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. Her name 'Ella', which means courage, was given after the personality test given by HIM Management Co....
), for the job; assuring Yu Ping that her tomboyish sister will not fall in love with him by lying that she does not like men at all. After Yang Guo saves Yu Ping from an explosion Yu Ping starts falling for Yang Guo's plain beauty and kindness.
Cast
- Jerry YanJerry YanJerry Yan was born 1 January 1977. He is a Taiwanese actor and member of Taiwanese boy band F4. His birth name is Liao Yangzhen .-Career:...
- Xiang Yu Ping 項羽平 - Ella ChenElla ChenChen Chia-Hwa , more commonly credited as Ella, is the oldest member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. Her name 'Ella', which means courage, was given after the personality test given by HIM Management Co....
- Yang Guo 楊果 - Kelly Huang (小嫻) - Yang Duo 楊朵
- Michael Zhang - Qi Ke Zhong 齊可中
- Chen Zi Han - Ding Hui Fan 丁卉凡
- Ji Xin Ling (紀欣伶) - Xiang Yu Fei 項昱霏 (Yu-ping's niece)
- Xiao Xiao Bin (小小彬) - Xiang Yu Ting 項昱霆 (Yu-ping's nephew)
- Amanda Zhou - Xu Yan Ling 徐雁玲
- Gu Bao Ming - Yan Bo Tong 楊伯通
- Yan Yi En - Liang Zhi Hao 梁志豪
- Jeno Liu (劉力揚) - Su Fei 蘇斐
- Rong Rong (榮蓉) - Qi's mother
- Pang Yong Zhi - competition host
- Renzo Liu - lawyer
- Qian De Men - rich man
- Kuang Ming Jie (況明潔) - rich man's wife
- Judy Zhou - A De 阿德 (Andy)
- Qian Shuai Jun (錢帥君) - babysitter
- Zhang Shan Wei (張善為) - gay client
- Vicky Chen - Yu Fei and Yu Ting's mother
- Du Shi Mei (杜詩梅) - Ding's agent
- Ma Guo Bi (馬國畢) - kidnapper
- Li Jia Wen - kidnapper
- Ada Pan (潘慧如) - Sandy
Music
- Opening theme song: "就想賴著妳" Jiu Xiang Lai Zhe Ni (Just Want To Depend On You) by Jerry YanJerry YanJerry Yan was born 1 January 1977. He is a Taiwanese actor and member of Taiwanese boy band F4. His birth name is Liao Yangzhen .-Career:...
- Ending theme song: "愛上你" Ai Shang Ni (In Love With You) by S.H.ES.H.ES.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. The name of the group is an alphabetism derived from the first letter of each member's name. Since releasing their first album Girls Dorm , S.H.E has recorded 12 albums with sales totalling over 15 million, and...
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- "礼物" (Gift) by Jeno Liu
- "崇拜你" (Adore You) by Jeno Liu
- "单细胞" (Unicellular) by Jiang Ming Juan (江明娟)
- "惹你开心" (Makes You Happy) by NewYorker Band
Books
- Down With Love TV Drama Novel / 就想賴著妳電視小說 - ISBN 9789575658717
- Down With Love Photobook / 就想賴著妳幕後寫真 - ISBN 9789575658694
Production credits
- Producer: Ke Yi Qin 柯宜勤 / Fu Bin Xing 傅斌星 / Siu Ai Peng 隋愛朋
- Director: Ke Han Chen 柯翰辰
- Screenwriter: Cao Qing Ya 曹晴雅 / Fang Yi De 方懿德 / Lin Ya Qun 林雅淳 / Xie Qi 謝琪
International broadcast
The series was broadcasted in Philippine on network ABS-CBN from 26 October to 31 December 2010 on Mondays to Fridays at 16:45 to 17:14 for 50 episodes. The names were changed to English as follows:-- Xiang Yu Ping to Elvin
- Yang Guo to Malou
- Yang Duo to Dianne
- Qi Ke Zhong to Jayson
- Ding Hui Fan to Kristine
- Xiang Yu Fei to Faye
- Xiang Yu Ting to Stefan